Slayer's Prey by Crystal-Rain Love

Author:Crystal-Rain Love
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc.
Published: 2016-02-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE sat dead center in the town, right across from the small medical center. Nyla didn’t even want to think about what credentials were acceptable to practice medicine in this town.

Jake parked the car next to a row of pickup trucks, all of them featuring police decals on their doors. “Time for a little family reunion,” he announced as they exited the car.

Nyla didn’t look forward to the meeting. Jake and Peewee had never gotten along, and from what she could remember of the few times she’d seen Peewee, he’d been a real ass. Too small to do any physical damage to Jake, and jealous of the bigger cousin’s strength and good looks, he tormented Jake by pointing out how the whole family thought he was crazy. Unable to deny the fact he was the black sheep of the family, Peewee’s words had hurt Jake, but he’d got his revenge often. Nyla had gotten hers too, scratching Peewee to pieces a couple of times. The memory put a smile on her face.

They entered the building, greeted by curious stares from the staff. A woman in her mid-twenties with blond hair tied up into a chignon and a white button-down blouse sat at the front desk, smiling appreciatively at Jake as they approached. Nyla balled her hands into fists, fighting back her jealousy and wishing the normal-looking woman was as toothless as the rest of the townspeople she’d seen.

The other three staff members—men in khaki shirts and blue jeans—seemed normal as well.

“They must have a good dental plan,” Jake whispered, as if picking up on her thoughts. Then he centered his attention on the young woman at the front desk. “Hey there, miss,” he drawled, oozing out his signature charm as he approached her. “Would my cousin, Peewee, happen to be in?”

“You’re Peewee’s cousin?” Blondie asked in surprise, her voice full of that lilt women got when they were flirting. “Wow. I never would have imagined Peewee had such a tall, strapping man for a cousin.”

“Yeah, well, I snatched up all the good genes.”

Between Jake’s overabundance of charm and Blondie’s exaggerated southern belle accent, Nyla didn’t know which one to start hitting . . . or maybe she’d just vomit from all the saccharine sweetness.

“Sheriff Peewee,” Blondie practically cooed into the intercom, “your delicious cousin is here to see you.”

“Send him in, Luanne,” Peewee’s voice barked out of the speaker. Clearly, he wasn’t as pleased at the prospect of seeing the tall strapping man as Luanne was.

“He’ll see you now,” the blonde purred, rising from her seat. “I’d be glad to show you to his office.”

“We can find it just fine, I’m sure,” Nyla said, cutting the woman off before she did something stupid like place one of her pink-nailed hands on Jake.

“Who are you?” Luanne asked, narrowing her eyes on Nyla, acting as if she’d just noticed her.

“I’m the woman the whole town saw doing this tall, strapping man on the hilltop,” she replied, unable to keep the promise of violence out of her tone.

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